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The heavy doors of the hall opened. Accompanied by a cool breeze, a graceful and ethereal figure appeared. It was Willow, holding her father’s arm and looking indescribably beautiful in a sacred white wedding dress.
Standing on the platform, Jasper locked his profound gaze on her-the love of his life.
Inwardly, Elliot was reluctant to be parted from his daughter. Despite his reluctance, his daughter’s happiness took precedence over everything else. So, with peace of mind, he handed his daughter over to this son-in-law, whom he was satisfied with, wishing them a blissful life together.
Sitting in the audience was Anastasia, who looked graceful and noble. Seeing how happy her daughter was, she felt happy for her and wished her happiness.
The wedding ceremony was simple yet grand. Every word spoken was a commitment, as the bride and groom would spend the rest of their lives hand in hand.
In the evening, a pair of special guests finally arrived under the cover of night.
They were none other than the recently wedded Zacharias and his wife, carefully placed in a private room; after all, it was inappropriate to expose their identities.
The three-day wedding celebration ended on a high note. Guests at the wedding felt at home and content with the courtesy extended by the hosts, while the newlyweds had a perfect wedding.
Meanwhile, in Averna, preparations were ongoing for an awards ceremony as the city would host a film festival tonight.
The red carpet event started at 3.00PM sharp, and Harmony arrived with the leading actor and the film director. After the events of the last few days, her fan base had grown exponentially. As soon as she appeared on stage, her fans, who had long been waiting in the audience, started cheering for her.
She carried herself with composure on stage. Wearing a white chiffon dress, she exuded grace and vivacity. The reporters’ cameras were almost all focused on her face, snapping away like crazy.
Soon, another group of people took the stage. Coincidentally, they were Catalina and the cast of her film. However, her film had only received a lukewarm response, and she did not have much of a fan base herself, thanks to the huge number of controversies about her. Still, for the sake of her popularity, she had hired many fan groups to cheer for her outside today. Not only that, but she had also hired a dedicated team of photographers, ensuring that any images of her uploaded online had to pass her scrutiny.
She had failed to frame Harmony last time and had instead paid the latter 500 thousand indirectly in compensation. She only learned about this afterward, and it nearly drove her mad. It was equal to her gifting 500 thousand to Harmony to boost her popularity.
However, she was not going to let Harmony off today. She was willing to use any connections at her disposal to undermine the girl. For instance, she had switched Harmony’s seat today, replacing Harmony’s name with that of a veteran actor. She intended to set her up against the veteran actor.
As Harmony and the director’s team entered the hall, the director noticed that her name was not anywhere near his. He said, “Harmony, why don’t you go up front and take a look? Just take the seat with your name on it.” “Okay” She thus began searching the rows for her seat. Just then, a staff member approached her, saying, “Miss Mayo, your seat is in the first row.
Please take your seat there.” “I’m in the first row?” Harmony was taken aback. The first row is usually reserved for bigwigs or people of status; even the most popular actors are mostly placed in the second row. How can I qualify for the front row?
“Could there be a mistake? How can my seat be in the first row? Would you mind checking the seating arrangements?” She grew wary at once.
The staff member was responsible for the seating arrangements. Hearing Harmony say that, she replied, “Alright, let me double-check for you.” “Sure! It’s best not to make a mistake with the seating arrangements,” said Harmony with a smile.
The moment Catalina walked in, she saw Harmony standing in a corner below the stage, looking at her phone. She could not help but frown. Why hasn’t she taken her seat in the first row yet?
At that moment, a staff member approached Harmony and apologized, “I’m sorry, Miss Mayo. It was indeed a mistake by one of our staff members. Your seat was mistakenly swapped with Mr. Frank Holton’s.” Harmony’s heart clenched at once. Frank Holton was a renowned veteran actor.
Had she switched seats with him without noticing the mistake, it would have caused a big uproar for her. Despite her inner anger, she remained polite on the surface, saying, “It’s okay. Good that it is clarified.” “Please wait a moment while I swap the seat labels for you,” said the staff member before hurrying away.
As soon as Harmony looked up, she saw Catalina watching her with folded arms. From Catalina’s expression, she realized that this seat-switching scheme was probably her doing again. She’s relentless.
Catalina also did not expect Harmony to become so smart as to switch her seat back. “Ha! That’s not bad.” She stepped forward, blocking Harmony’s path.
“Ms. Martin, please stop doing things like this,” warned Harmony in a hushed voice.
“I just can’t stand your smugness despite your lack of status and influence.” “How am I being smug?” Harmony frowned.
“This circle belongs only to the wealthy. Someone like you only deserves to live at the bottom,” mocked Catalina.
“This circle isn’t yours. I’ll stay if I want to,” retorted Harmony.
“We’ll see what happens next. We still have a long way to go. Don’t expect an easy time as long as I’m in this circle,” replied Catalina before turning around with a sneer. The next moment, however, she instantly transformed into a well behaved girl with a sweet smile upon seeing a veteran in the industry. “Oh, Ms.
Depp, it’s been a while! How are you doing lately? Let me help you over there,” she said sweetly.
Seeing Catalina’s hypocritical behavior, Harmony felt a deep repugnance.
However, she was not going to yield to Catalina’s threats just like that.
Harmony returned to her seat and told Sera what had just happened, to which the latter responded calmly by advising her to accept her award.
Just when Harmony was about to put down her phone, it beeped with another text message. She looked at the message, which turned out to be Ezekiel’s.
‘What are you doing?’ She was surprised to receive the text message. The two had not gotten in touch since the previous incident, so she thought he had already left. ‘I’m attending an awards ceremony, she replied, attaching a picture of the event.
At that moment, Ezekiel had just disembarked from the yacht after attending week vacation, whereas he returned early.
He got into his car, looking at the picture sent by Harmony, which showed the name of the film festival’s theme. He smiled and texted her, ‘Has it started?’ Seeing this reply, she was caught off guard. She asked on an impulse, ‘Are you coming?’ ‘Sure, I’ll come.’ Then came the prompt reply. Harmony clasped her mouth, unable to hide the happiness in her eyes. Oh, my gosh! He’s coming!
Ezekiel’s convoy headed straight for the film festival. Meanwhile, the film festival’s organizers received a call saying that a VIP was coming over.
Immediately, a seat was arranged for him in the front row, labeled with the name Ezekiel Weiss.
In this circle, there was one thing that held tremendous power-wealth. He could easily use his connections to attend any event he wanted. Also, he made a request tonight that he wanted an actress to accompany him.
Catalina sat in her seat, turning to glance in Harmony’s direction from time to time. Naturally, she could not make trouble as she pleased on such an occasion. This time, she had spent a huge sum of money to secure a small award for her film through the back door, ensuring she would go on stage to receive it. This would increase her exposure and pave the way for her entry into major films in the future.
As the red carpet event took time, everyone could only wait here. The awards ceremony would start at 6.30PM.
At about 6.00PM, the red carpet event ended. At that moment, three imposing black SUVs pulled up on the street outside. Stepping out of one of the cars was a strikingly handsome man who oozed elegance.
A few photographers were just about to pack up their gear when they spotted him. Initially surprised, they then lowered their heads and whispered to each other. One of them asked, “Which film is he from? I’ve never seen him before!” “Yeah, me neither. He must be a celebrity, right? He’s so handsome!” As they debated whether to take pictures of the man, Ezekiel entered the hall.
Once inside, he announced his name. The female staff member, her heart fluttering, respectfully escorted him to his seat in the first row.
He walked while looking around. Among the crowd of beauties, he immediately spotted a particular figure and could not help but smile. Instead of going over to greet her, he went to his seat instead.
Harmony had been staring at her phone, not noticing that the man she had been waiting for had arrived.
Just then, Catalina spotted the man first and was filled with surprise. Ezekiel is here? Does that mean he’ll see me receive the award tonight?
However, the staff member from earlier approached Harmony. She lowered her head and said to her, “Miss Mayo, I’m afraid you’ll need to switch seats.” “Where will I be seated, then?” she asked curiously.
“Your seat will be in the first row,” replied the staff member.
Thinking it might be another setup, Harmony waved her hand, saying, “There’s no need to. I’m not switching seats. I’ll stay here.” “We received instructions from above that you must change seats because a gentleman specifically requested that you sit next to him.” She immediately asked, “Who is that?” Just then, the staff member pointed in a particular direction, which Harmony followed with her gaze. Although all she saw was the back of the man’s head, it made her mesmerizing eyes widen in surprise